SANDISK Optimus 5100 4TB

Written analysis

SANDISK Optimus 5100 4TB at a glance

The SANDISK Optimus 5100 4TB is a 4000 GB M.2 2280 SSD using PCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0. The controller is WD Polaris 3. Flash type is 3D QLC NAND (BiCS8). Cache is listed as Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB).

Rated sequential throughput is 6900 MB/s read and 6700 MB/s write. Random throughput is 900K read IOPS and 1100K write IOPS. The calculated specification score is 69.9.

Best fit: General storage workloads where compatibility and price matter more than peak transfer rates.

Endurance and thermals

Rated endurance is 1200 TBW, or approximately 300 TBW per TB of capacity. The listed warranty is 5 years.

Current value

At $600, the drive costs $150.00 per TB. Performance / price is 17.5 and capacity value is 69.9. Compare these values with nearby drives below; interface generation and headline speed alone do not determine value.